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Jonathan Smith a.k.a Lil Jon
Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American composer, producer, promoter, and rapper. He is best known as a pioneer of the hip hop sub-genre crunk. His work is recognizable by his distinctive hype shouts of “What?!”,”Hey!”, “Yeah!”, and “Okay!”, which have earned him a part as a regular character in the repertoire of popular comedian Dave Chappelle.
Early life
Lil Jon was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Douglass High School (Georgia) in 1989. He worked for So So Def between 1993 and 2000, which is where he got his stage name.
Lil Jon is a big fan of Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL and writes a blog on NHL.com. He has also stated on the blog that his son plays hockey. Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen also has a picture of Lil Jon on the back of his helmet. He also has his own energy drink, called CRUNK!!!, his own line of Oakley Sunglasses, his own brand of wine, Little Jonathan Winery, which produces a Merlot, a Chardonnay, and a Cabernet Sauvignon.
Career
Lil Jon says that he is a full time rapper and “was inspired by the synthesizer sounds of rave/dance music he heard playing in Atlanta strip clubs.”
In 2006 before recording the album, Crunk Rock Lil Jon severed his negotiation with record label TVT. Two years ago, Jon vowed never to record for TVT Records again, alleging that TVT owner Steve Gottlieb was shortchanging him.
| “ | After a long battle and negotiations with TVT, we worked out our differences. TVT cut the check and now it’s time for me to get back to work. | ” |
Jon said in a statement: “Crunk Rock is going to be some next level shit.” As part of TVT Records’ 2008 bankruptcy auction, Lil Jon withdrew his multi-million dollar objection to the TVT sale proceedings and agreed to TVT’s transfer of his artist agreement to The Orchard. In return, The Orchard released Lil Jon from all future obligations and returned the rights to the master recordings of his constantly delayed LP, Crunk Rock.
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2009-11-12
00:19:22
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2009-11-11
00:10:38
I hate this guy! He sounds like an idiot with his "crunk" bull carp! But how are you guys sure he is like a devil worshiper?? I never heard him say anything about illuminati?